Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170218044 - Employee suffers burns and dies

Accident Summary Nr: 170218044 -- Report ID: 0552652 -- Event Date: 11/20/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
110895216	11/22/1993	3714	0	Allied Signal Braking Systems

Abstract: On November 20, 1993, Employee #1 lowered himself using an overhead crane and boatswain's chair into the confined space of the firm's foundry cupola that he was going to repair. Employee #1's clothes caught on fire from a unknown source and he later died from the burns. Allied Signal Brake, the employer, did not enforce, and Employee #1 did not follow, the firm's confined space entry procedure. Neither Employee #1 nor his employer tested the confined space, locked all hazardous energy sources, or had rescue equipment available.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, FURNACE, BOSUN CHAIR, REPAIR, CONFINED SPACE, PPE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, OVERHEAD CRANE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	110895216			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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